Dark Light

Chapter 53 - Twisted Soul, Part 3

The boat stops at the dock and the crystal clear water moves in a wake-like motion, hitting the feets of the dock and the grasses, giving them water to drink after the winter. Nilfred leaps to the ground alongside the person who drove the boat. 

    “Thank you, mister.” Nilfred said and ran to their house. 

He opens up the door and sees the old man sleeping in the chair with his face on the table. He no longer wears any thick clothing — he’s wearing a loose white shirt and shorts. The sun rays enter the room from the other side of the room and lights up the room more. Nilfred enters the room and sits on the opposite side of the old man. He is thin, but not skinny, with a white beard on his face and almost bald on top of his head. All of his prime has faded but his instinct has yet faded away.  Nilfred places his head on the table too and decides to sleep alongside with the old man. The old man knows that he is with him but he did not react. 

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Lance leaps into the lake and the water catches him as he floats on top of it. Then the water moves carrying him to send him into the opposite side of the lake. After that, he is almost at the land and leaps forward; as soon as he leaps, the water goes down to its normal state out of disturbances. Lance looks at the direction in front of him and there is really a great crowd of people.

    “I am telling you! We have to move now! We are no longer safe here!” A man said as his voice shakes in fear, he is sweating a lot and his eyes are in pure disturbance. “We cannot win this war!”

    “Are you sure about what you’re saying?!” Another man interrupts. “War? Like seriously? Where did you even get that?!”

    “I saw it!I saw it!.. B-blood! W-will scatter… in here!” 

    “This same guy who speaks as he sees anything and everything is now saying nonsense things.” Another guy joined to mock him. However, the man stands up and grabs him on his collar.

    “This is not nonsense!” He shouted!

The man is about to push him off but they are separated by a strong air that pulls them apart from each other. This leaves everyone speechless and all of them look at their back, except for the other guy who can see the man directly.

    “Settle down, everyone.” The man who can control the four elemental powers, Lance, has arrived.

    “E-equilibria!” Many of them are going towards him but they get their feet stuck in the mud from the piece of land that he controlled at his will. Lance goes to the man who said that all of them are in danger and talks to him as he sits on the ground.

    “What are you saying that all of us are in danger?” 

The man is visibly afraid and gets stuck in the area losing all his ability to speak. “Calm down.” Lance said.

The man opened his mouth but no sound came out. This time, many people who get stuck in the mud are angry at the man and saying many harsh things towards him.

    “W…w…we…” 

Nilfred closes his eyes so the man will loosen up more and make him more comfortable.

    “I…I had… a dream.”

    “Tell me about your dream.”

    “It is so scary to think about it… I-I woke up in that dream of mine… I was outside… on top of the mountain. A-and…everyone is… dead!..”